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Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica Scientific name definitions

Carles Carboneras, Francesc Jutglar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 19, 2014

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Recommended Citation

Carboneras, C., F. Jutglar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.antpet1.01